Category Archives: Yahoo

The SEO implications of Binghoo

August 10, 2009 – 9:56 pm

So it’s finally happened, though not quite in the way some were predicting, the new collaboration of Microsoft and Yahoo could change the face of search and online advertising; or it could be a damp squib which will have no effect on Google’s dominance at all.
What might well happen though is that it may change [...]

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All change in the big three

May 19, 2008 – 6:55 pm

Search rankings have been fluctuating even more than usual recently. First we had Yahoo doing a major algorithm change, so they were changing quite a bit. Then we noticed that MSN/Live had dumped most pages from its index and was respidering everything; and of course that meant that rankings disappeared for a few days while [...]

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The New BBC homepage

March 2, 2008 – 10:51 pm

Some of you will by now have seen the new BBC home page with its movable and customisable sections which can be tailored to your preferences. Fiddleability rules!
When I first looked at the beta version I wasn’t convinced; it looked a bit “play-school” and some of the option weren’t too well thought out. But it’s [...]

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Microsoft and Yahoo – the implications

February 4, 2008 – 11:49 pm

So the much speculated bid has finally happened. Will they say yes? If they do what will the search industry look like in a years time.
Recent figures on search market share in the USA suggest that Yahoo may be losing ground and MSN/Live gaining, though there seems little suggestion of it in the UK. Indeed [...]

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